Very nice; not as bold or chewy. The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium. The wine finishes long.
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Upon decanting a little closed up with good balance, deep baking cherry nose with tobacco and cabernet. Still opaque with purple rim, some tannin.
Taste: pronounced cabernet with cherries, beef blood and something I can't identify-something savory but I can't put my finger on it. I don't think this will improve in bottle but it will keep far another five years.
Good with strip steak with glace' and buttermilk mashed potatos.
*Note: I decanted this some three hours ago and neither the nose nor the taste have changed to an extent worthy of note. I still cannot identify the "something" in the mouth. Not mushrooms, but something hinting at that. The tannins are more pronounced after three hours than they were at first blush indicating staying power for at least another 8-10 years. I can wait, can you?
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11/1/2020 - extrafd Likes this wine: 97 Points
Fantastisk. Rent Bordeaux og vinen var helt på toppen, men måske ikke så mange år mere.
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12/31/2018 - trippingturtles Likes this wine: 92 Points
PNP. Musky nose. Fleshy red fruits on the palate. Medium length finish. Enjoyable.
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10/27/2018 - rgawlowski Likes this wine: 94 Points
Actually, it’s a 30th anniversary edition. All in all, a great effort. Viscosity, garnet, very plummy nose. Long finish and a nice balance.
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9/4/2017 - Alok Kapoor Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very nice; not as bold or chewy. The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. The body is medium. The wine finishes long.
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3/8/2017 - Michael Baskett Likes this wine: 90 Points
Upon decanting a little closed up with good balance, deep baking cherry nose with tobacco and cabernet. Still opaque with purple rim, some tannin.
Taste: pronounced cabernet with cherries, beef blood and something I can't identify-something savory but I can't put my finger on it. I don't think this will improve in bottle but it will keep far another five years.
Good with strip steak with glace' and buttermilk mashed potatos.
*Note: I decanted this some three hours ago and neither the nose nor the taste have changed to an extent worthy of note. I still cannot identify the "something" in the mouth. Not mushrooms, but something hinting at that. The tannins are more pronounced after three hours than they were at first blush indicating staying power for at least another 8-10 years. I can wait, can you?
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